2008 Miami RedHawks football team

The 2008 Miami RedHawks football team represented the Miami University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and finished the season with a 2–10 record and a 1–7 record in conference games.[1] The RedHawks were led by fourth-year head coach Shane Montgomery, who resigned after the season.[2]

2008 Miami RedHawks football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
2008 record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Montgomery (4th season)
Home stadium	Yager Stadium (Capacity: 24,286)

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Buffalo x$		5	–	3					8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Ball State x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:35 pm	Vanderbilt*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 13–34	18,398[3]
September 6	12:00 pm	at Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 6–16	106,724[4]
September 13	3:00 pm	Charleston Southern*	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		W 38–27	13,833[5]
September 20	7:30 pm	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN360	L 20–45	31,629[6]
October 4	3:36 pm	Temple	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 10–28	17,295[7]
October 11	3:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 13–17	17,444[8]
October 18	12:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 27–20	15,411[9]
October 25	3:30 pm	Kent State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 21–54	14,460[10]
November 4	7:36 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	L 17–37	16,058[11]
November 11	7:06 pm	No. 14 Ball State	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2	L 16–31	14,758[12]
November 21	7:07 pm	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		L 14–42	12,251[13]
November 28	12:35 pm	Ohio	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 26–41	13,867[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Football - 2008 Schedule/Results". Miami University. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
2. "Shane Montgomery resigns as Head Football coach at Miami University". Miami University. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
3. "VU vs MIAMI (Aug 28, 2008)". Miami University. August 28, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
4. "Miami (Ohio) vs Michigan (Sep 06, 2008)". Miami University. September 6, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
5. "Charleston So. vs Miami (Ohio) (Sep 13, 2008)". Miami University. September 13, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
6. "Miami (Ohio) vs Cincinnati (09/17/08)". Miami University. September 17, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
7. "Temple vs MIAMI (Oct 04, 2008)". Miami University. October 4, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
8. "Miami University vs Northern Illinois (Oct 11, 2008)". Miami University. October 11, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
9. "Miami University vs Bowling Green (Oct 18, 2008)". Miami University. October 18, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
10. "Kent vs MIAMI (Oct 25, 2008)". Miami University. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
11. "Miami vs Buffalo (Nov 04, 2008)". Miami University. November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
12. "Ball State vs Miami University (Nov 11, 2008)". Miami University. November 11, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
13. "Miami vs Toledo (11/21/08)". Toledo Rockets. November 21, 2008. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
14. "Ohio vs Miami University (Nov 28, 2008)". Miami University. November 28, 2008. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved September 26, 2012.